How to Install and Uninstall openjdk-8-jdk-headless Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "openjdk-8-jdk-headless" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install openjdk-8-jdk-headless on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "openjdk-8-jdk-headless" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall openjdk-8-jdk-headless on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openjdk-8-jdk-headless package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: openjdk-8-jdk-headless
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8u292-b10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: java
Source: openjdk-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: OpenJDK Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 38553
Provides: java-sdk-headless, java2-sdk-headless, java5-sdk-headless, java6-sdk-headless, java7-sdk-headless, java8-sdk-headless
Depends: openjdk-8-jre-headless (= 8u292-b10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1), libc6 (>= 2.2.5)
Suggests: openjdk-8-demo, openjdk-8-source
Breaks: openjdk-8-jre-headless (<< 8u232-b07-1)
Replaces: openjdk-8-jdk (<< 8u72-b15-4), openjdk-8-jre-headless (<< 8u232-b07-1)
Filename: pool/main/o/openjdk-8/openjdk-8-jdk-headless_8u292-b10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 8246464
MD5sum: 8da1f3b19341cba85e3d3513aa8f6207
SHA1: 2f3b4619bf4346b92ed2f464518ab563e92dfc9a
SHA256: fec67174e68e4d4cc3f57ea8b656c834062c8441ce15ed880f328f16346d95be
SHA512: 873ac39d1643e3d1453211225a46909912f7711763a7557d0f7e82e5881fd77446fb55f76a66977ffafa0705403fccf388ef55770a4e28e6fe19dd16e0c62475
Homepage: http://openjdk.java.net/
Description-en: OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) (headless)
OpenJDK is a development environment for building applications,
applets, and components using the Java programming language.
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The packages are built using the IcedTea build support and patches
from the IcedTea project.
Description-md5: d1221d55e35c3f9b061c79f97661bd96
Supported: 5y

Package: openjdk-8-jdk-headless
Priority: optional
Section: java
Installed-Size: 38254
Maintainer: OpenJDK Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: openjdk-8
Version: 8u77-b03-3ubuntu3
Replaces: openjdk-8-jdk (<< 8u72-b15-4)
Provides: java-sdk-headless, java2-sdk-headless, java5-sdk-headless, java6-sdk-headless, java7-sdk-headless, java8-sdk-headless
Depends: openjdk-8-jre-headless (= 8u77-b03-3ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.2.5)
Suggests: openjdk-8-demo, openjdk-8-source
Filename: pool/main/o/openjdk-8/openjdk-8-jdk-headless_8u77-b03-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 8163696
MD5sum: 9201ac479a839782e5b4a78393b0fd82
SHA1: af8571ac3f7d5c63e104d9c164dc4f5729f39f2c
SHA256: bf341f8d2470ee5ad59b77abe8948408a6e0a666f224ef22a54cca66be4b949f
Description-en: OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) (headless)
OpenJDK is a development environment for building applications,
applets, and components using the Java programming language.
.
The packages are built using the IcedTea build support and patches
from the IcedTea project.
Description-md5: d1221d55e35c3f9b061c79f97661bd96
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://openjdk.java.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y